Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Monday, September 3, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   4  8  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3 13  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .345      Gallagher rf          5   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Morgan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   3   .284      Torres ss             3   0   0   0     1   1   .089
Driessen 3b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .307        Wynn ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .216
Perez 1b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .316        Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Bench c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .259      Cedeno cf             5   0   2   0     0   2   .315
Kosco rf              3   2   1   1     1   1   .253      Watson lf             3   1   2   0     2   0   .317
Armbrister cf         4   0   2   0     0   1   .333      Rader 3b              5   1   3   0     0   0   .255
  Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .192      May 1b                5   1   2   1     0   1   .268
Chaney ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .165      Edwards c             4   0   1   0     1   0   .235
  Menke ph,ss         0   1   0   0     1   0   .179      Helms 2b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .284
  Griffey ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .520      Pizarro p             2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Crosby ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .066
Billingham p          2   0   1   0     0   1   .024        Stewart ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Gagliano ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .267        Busse ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .128
  Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .308

Totals               36   4   8   4     4   7             Totals               37   3  13   2     5   6

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 10,319
Left on Base: Reds 9, Astros 13
DP: Reds 1, Astros 1
Errors: Driessen, Torres, Pizarro
Doubles: Armbrister (1), Bench (15), Cedeno (28), May (21), Helms (27)
Home Runs: Kosco (7)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Stewart (3)
GIDP: Perez (11), Watson (16)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              6     7   3   0   5   4   0  29   3.01
Borbon W(7-4)           3     6   0   0   0   2   0  14   2.19
Totals                  9    13   3   0   5   6   0  43

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pizarro L(2-3)          7.2   6   4   4   4   5   1  34   5.68
Forsch                  0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.92
Crawford                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.32
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   7   1  40

Wild Pitches: Billingham (10)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Augie Donatelli


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded
out (pitcher to first); Driessen grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Torres
walked; Cedeno struck out; Watson walked [Torres to second];
Rader singled to left [Torres out at home (left to catcher),
Watson to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Bench grounded out (first
unassisted); Kosco homered; Armbrister doubled; Chaney grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May flied out to right; Edwards grounded out (first
unassisted); Helms singled; Pizarro grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Billingham singled; Rose reached on an error by Torres
[Billingham to second, Rose to first]; Morgan struck out;
Driessen reached on an error by Pizarro [Billingham to third,
Rose to second, Driessen to first]; Perez grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Torres was
called out on strikes; Cedeno doubled to left; Billingham threw
a wild pitch [Cedeno to third]; Watson walked; Rader forced
Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench walked; Kosco forced Bench (shortstop to
second); Armbrister grounded out (second to first) [Kosco to
second]; Chaney grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: May struck out; Edwards singled to right; Helms
flied out to center; Pizarro walked [Edwards to second];
Gallagher grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Reds 1, Astros 0.

REDS 5TH: Billingham struck out; Rose flied out to right; Morgan
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Torres grounded out (second to first); Cedeno struck
out; Watson singled; Rader reached on an error by Driessen
[Watson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rader to second]; May
doubled [Rader scored (unearned)]; Edwards was walked
intentionally; Helms doubled to left [May scored (unearned),
Edwards out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 3 R (0 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

REDS 6TH: Driessen lined to right; Perez flied out to right;
Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Pizarro flied to left in foul territory; Gallagher
grounded out (first to pitcher); Torres grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

REDS 7TH: Kosco was called out on strikes; Armbrister struck
out; MENKE BATTED FOR CHANEY; Menke walked; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR
BILLINGHAM; Gagliano walked [Menke to second]; Rose singled to
third [Menke scored, Gagliano to third]; Morgan was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: MENKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BORBON REPLACED
GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded out (second to first);
Watson singled to center; Rader singled to center [Watson to
second]; May popped to shortstop; Edwards flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 3.

REDS 8TH: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Perez flied
out to left; Bench doubled; Kosco walked; Armbrister singled to
shortstop [Bench to third, Kosco to second]; FORSCH REPLACED
PIZARRO (PITCHING); GRIFFEY BATTED FOR MENKE; Griffey singled to
center [Bench scored, Kosco scored, Armbrister to third];
Griffey stole second; Borbon struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 4, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PLAYING CF); CROSBY
REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING SS); Helms singled to left; STEWART
BATTED FOR FORSCH; Stewart out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Helms to second]; Gallagher struck out; WYNN BATTED FOR
TORRES; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 3.

REDS 9TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED WYNN (PITCHING); BUSSE REPLACED
STEWART (PLAYING SS); Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan
struck out; Driessen singled to third; Perez forced Driessen
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno singled to shortstop; Watson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Cedeno out at second];
Rader singled to center; May singled to shortstop [Rader to
second]; Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 4, Astros 3.